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Table 2 HPV counseling topics addressed by PCPs while counseling patients

From: Practices regarding human Papillomavirus counseling and vaccination in head and neck cancer: a Canadian physician questionnaire

Variable

Never-Rarely

Sometimes

Usually-Always

A subset of Head and Neck cancer is caused by HPV infection

68%

10%

22%

Males are at a higher risk for HPV-related Oral and oropharyngeal cancer than females

91%

7%

2%

Sexual transmission is important in the development of HPV-related cervical cancer

1%

6%

93%

Sexual transmission is important in the development of HPV related head and neck cancer

86%

12%

2%

The HPV vaccine is effective and recommended in females

1%

3%

96%

The HPV vaccine is effective and recommended in males

20%

5%

75%

The HPV vaccine protects against the serotypes that cause cervical cancer

2%

3%

95%

The HPV vaccine protects against the serotypes that cause head and neck cancer

67%

10%

23%